1. Civic Platform (PO)The center-right party stands for:
– economic liberalism, lower taxes
– privatization as a driver of economic development
– more European integration
– decentralization, power in the hands of local government

2. Law and Justice (PiS)The party stands for:
– conservatism, patriotism, tradition, Roman Catholic values
– emphasizing the role of the state, especially in the economy
– opposition to the privatization of key sectors of the economy
– a progressive tax system
– toughening of the legal system, “zero tolerance” for crime
– Euro-skepticism, favoring a “Europe of homelands” rather than a European super-state
– national sovereignty and the primacy of Polish interests

3. Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)The party stands for:
– a leftist vision of the state
– a social market economy
– prominent role for the state in the economy
– opposition to “exploitative” privatization
– a progressive tax system plus tax breaks for the poorest
– greater European integration
– changes in social policy, including relaxation of the restrictive anti-abortion law, introducing equality for common-law couples, decriminalization of soft drugs
– the separation of church and state, reducing the role of the Roman Catholic religion in public life, abolishing the clergy’s property and tax privileges

4. Polish People’s Party (PSL)The party stands for:
– centralization
– an economy based on a solid, modern and self-sufficient agricultural and food sector
– maintaining tax breaks for farmers
– slowing down the pace of privatization
– pro-family policies, changing the tax system to one enabling families to be taxed jointly
– opposition to the legalization of abortion, to euthanasia, to soft drugs and to same-sex unions
– maintaining the role of the Church in public life
– Christian democracy